Welcome to Leadership Waterloo Region - Leadership Waterloo Region

If you've been considering applying to our program or you're just intrigued about what you have heard about our program, please register for our next program information session which are held regularly from September to June. We also offer workplace Lunch & Learn sessions, when 10 or more employees register. Contact us at 519-742-7338 for more information and to schedule a date and time.

Leadership Waterloo Region actively recruits from the diversity of people and viewpoints that make up the region. We welcome applications year-round. Our program is for you if you have demonstrated leadership potential and you are committed to participating in of a network of informed and dedicated community action-takers.

To download a copy of the 2011-2012 application form, click here.

To check the program dates for our 2011-2012 program, click here.

Contact us if you have questions or need additional information, by telephone at 519-742-7338 or by email.

Healthy Lifestyle Ambassador Program at the K-W Multicultural Centre

This program for newcomer youth aged 15 years or older is an exciting new initiative by the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre. Leadership Waterloo Region, along with the Volunteer Action Centre of K-W & Area and the City of Kitchener, will be delivering a series of workshops and swimming/lifeguard training to 10-12 newcomer youth to prepare them to be Healthy Lifestyle Ambassadors in their schools and in the wider community. Participants may ultimately be hired as lifeguards at City of Kitchener swimming pools at the end of their training, depending on available positions.

Here are the criteria to participate in the program:

You are 15 years of age or older

You speak English and at least one of the following languages: Arabic, Vietnamese, Farsi, Spanish, Amharic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Dari, Portuguese, Tigrinean, Burmese, Turkish, Nuer, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi or Somali.

You can pass a swimming test

You can make a 2-year commitment to the program

The program intake is complete for this year, but if you are interested in applying for the 2010-2011 program, please click here for more details.

YOUTH ON BOARD program for 18-23 year olds

Whether you are a young leader or an established leader, we would like to hear from you.
Click here for more information on how you can be involved in this exciting program that links our young emerging leaders with established leaders on local Boards of Directors!

Leadership Waterloo Region recognizes Libro Financial whose support has made the Youth on Board program possible.

Developing Tomorrow's Community Leaders Today!

By bringing together new leaders and the established leadership of our community, Leadership Waterloo Region is building an outstanding network of leaders that will continue the vision of those who built this amazing region. Click here to browse our Leadership Network.

                                                      Class of 2010
                                                  (Click on the photo to see the class list)

Tailored for busy professionals from all three sectors of our community (business, government and social profit), the Leadership Waterloo Region program provides an opportunity for participants to explore their personal leadership styles, practice leadership skills in a group setting, and learn more about the make-up of our community including both its outstanding characteristics and the challenges it faces.

Each year between 20 and 40 applicants are selected to participate. The class comes together for a total of 10 weekdays and 2 weekends between September and June for a series of workshops. In addition, the class is divided into work teams that each takes on responsibility for the completion of a project in our community. Class members are introduced to our community's present leaders and join a growing network of program graduates, all of whom are working to ensure the long-term health and prosperity of our community.

To view or download our 2008-2009 Report to the Community, click here

Leadership Waterloo Region held its 11th Annual Leadership Breakfast on April 8th.

For information about this annual event, and to read the Keynote Speaker, Mr. Fred Kuntz' full presentation, please click here.

Click here to read "Looking Down the Road: Leadership for Canada's Changing Communities"

Click here to read "Fillling the Gap" Leadership Waterloo Region celebrates 10 years of delivering unique, local leadership training program.